Think about the loyal players from the last 3 premiership sides.
2014 Winners: Rabbitohs
Loyal Player: Greg Inglis
2015 Winners: Cowboys
Loyal Player: Jonathan Thurston
2016 Winners: Sharks
Loyal Player: Paul Gallen
What impact these players have had on these clubs is enormous.
Neither of those 3 sides would have won the premiership without their loyal players.
Conclusion: GNR4LIFE is correct. Loyalty does win you premierships. Everyone who doesn't agree with GNR4LIFE is wrong.
Sure there are examples but kid yourself not, there is no loyalty - yes there are examples of players who have stayed on at a club but only because it mutually met the needs. There are many more examples were loyalty hasn't been shown and you don't have to look far.
Why didn't Inglis stay at the storm, why didn't Thurston stay at the bulldogs and why didn't Gallen stay at Parra, either they were not loyal or the club wasn't by your argument.
Let me ask you this, you go to work tomorrow and your boss calls a meeting and says hey mate we need to reduce you income by $20k because we need to bring a new staff member in. Do you stay? Especially if there is another company willing to pay you what you are on or more? At the very least you will be peeved and start thinking like you are not valued.
Or lets simplify it and say that another company offers you $20k more than what you are currently on, are you not going to consider it?
If your answer is no then sure you and G4L are correct for the way you think (and thats ok), Just because these guys play football it doesn't mean they don't think like regular people, they have families, bills and mortgages, just like everyone else and they will do what they need too to get by.
You make many valid points and i agree with what you say. Sport is a business and loyalty from players and clubs is hard to find. Even when a player is loyal, if the club doesnt want him (e.g farah) the club will move that player on.
The main thing is though, and as someone who has played sport, you cannot put a $$$$ value on winning a grand final. Im hoping thats what makes these players loyal. That by sticking together they have an opportunity to be part of something special moving forward snd hopefully winning a premiership with the mighty tigers will help them over look bigger offers by bigger and better clubs.
For sure, I've said it before I hope the lure of winning a GF with mates you've grown up with will keep them together and at WT. IMO that's a different type of loyalty ( mate ship) loyalty to mates is always stronger but even that's tested and in some cases broken.
